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1942 Clemson

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1942, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 32–13; tied vs. VMI 0–0; lost vs. NC State 6–7; lost at Boston College 7–14; won at South Carolina 18–6; lost at Wake Forest 6–19; lost vs. George Washington 0–7; lost at Jacksonville Naval Air Station 6–24; won vs. Furman 12–7; lost at No. 16 Auburn 13–41+19−28Won 32–13 vs. Presbyterian+19PresbyterianTied 0–0 vs. VMI0VMILost 6–7 vs. NC State-1NC StateLost 7–14 at Boston College-7Boston CollegeWon 18–6 at South Carolina+12South CarolinaLost 6–19 at Wake Forest-13Wake ForestLost 0–7 vs. George Washington-7George Washingt…Lost 6–24 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station-18Jacksonville Na…Won 12–7 vs. Furman+5FurmanLost 13–41 at No. 16 Auburn-28No. 16 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsPresbyterianW 32–⁠1395%
Sep 26vsVMIT 0–⁠085%
Oct 3vsNC StateL 6–⁠765%
Oct 10atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠1437%
Oct 22atSouth CarolinaW 18–⁠661%
Oct 31atWake ForestL 6–⁠1952%
Nov 7vsGeorge WashingtonL 0–⁠785%
Nov 14atJacksonville Naval Air StationL 6–⁠2447%
Nov 21vsFurmanW 12–⁠779%
Nov 28at16AuburnL 13–⁠4131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
100–⁠138
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1467 −118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.4 No. 72 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charlie Wright

1942 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary4–⁠09–⁠1–⁠114
Virginia Tech5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Duke3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠25–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
George Washington2–⁠43–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠27–⁠2
South Carolina1–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee0–⁠41–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.